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orthodoc · 07-02-2013, 10:10 PM

Zombie movies are strictly out for me. I have a vivid nightmare life that's already well populated by Alaskan brown bears and needs no help from zombies.

That said, the movie virus should have had a LATENT period of twelve hours (infectious, no symptoms) and an incubation period slightly longer than that. That would guarantee global spread within 36 hours. A latent period of 10 seconds would ensure that the nearest and dearest would be infected, but the epidemic would burn itself out quickly through being TOO effective. Just like Ebola and Marburg.

07-02-2013, 10:10 PM	#3
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Zombie movies are strictly out for me. I have a vivid nightmare life that's already well populated by Alaskan brown bears and needs no help from zombies. That said, the movie virus should have had a LATENT period of twelve hours (infectious, no symptoms) and an incubation period slightly longer than that. That would guarantee global spread within 36 hours. A latent period of 10 seconds would ensure that the nearest and dearest would be infected, but the epidemic would burn itself out quickly through being TOO effective. Just like Ebola and Marburg. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi